Famous Orators of the World and Their Best OrationsJ. C. Winston Company, 1902 - 639 pages |
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... passing interest , rarely appealing even at the time to more than a few persons , and seldom having a message to ... passed . These are the two extremes between which it is necessary to choose . A DISTINCTIVE FEATURE OF THIS BOOK It ...
... passing interest , rarely appealing even at the time to more than a few persons , and seldom having a message to ... passed . These are the two extremes between which it is necessary to choose . A DISTINCTIVE FEATURE OF THIS BOOK It ...
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... passed nearly to his sixty - eighth year , in the enjoyment of high health , when , habituated by his care of us to neglect himself , a slight cold , disregarded , became inconvenient on Friday , oppressive on Saturday , and , defying ...
... passed nearly to his sixty - eighth year , in the enjoyment of high health , when , habituated by his care of us to neglect himself , a slight cold , disregarded , became inconvenient on Friday , oppressive on Saturday , and , defying ...
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... passed to the hos- tile shore ; he fought ; he conquered . The morning sun cheered the Ameri- can world . Our country rose on the event ; and her dauntless chief , pur- suing his blow , completed , in the lawns of Princeton , what his ...
... passed to the hos- tile shore ; he fought ; he conquered . The morning sun cheered the Ameri- can world . Our country rose on the event ; and her dauntless chief , pur- suing his blow , completed , in the lawns of Princeton , what his ...
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... passed , the very day that you took this bit , and rolled it like a sweet morsel under your tongue , had more business than he had hands , or time , or thought to employ in it , now soliciting , at reduced prices , that employment which ...
... passed , the very day that you took this bit , and rolled it like a sweet morsel under your tongue , had more business than he had hands , or time , or thought to employ in it , now soliciting , at reduced prices , that employment which ...
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... passed the British Parliament by , I think , the majority of one vote , the same that laid the tax on cotton bagging . I do not stop here , sir , to argue about the constitutionality of this bill ; I consider the Constitution a dead ...
... passed the British Parliament by , I think , the majority of one vote , the same that laid the tax on cotton bagging . I do not stop here , sir , to argue about the constitutionality of this bill ; I consider the Constitution a dead ...
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